March 8 is International Women’s Day, making it a great time to commemorate all the contributions women have made to dental science. In 1898, Emma Gaudreau Casgrain became the first female licensed dentist in Canada, and today, many dentists guess that roughly half of their graduating class is made up of women. While dentistry was once a male-dominated field, female dentists have made great strides in the advancement of dentistry and the amelioration of dental distress. Here’s a quick look at women in dentistry who have helped the world smile more brightly.
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